Bobby Collar and Team USA post 7-3 win over Slovakia in World University Games

ERZURUM, Turkey – Michael Macari (Dearborn Heights, Mich./University of Michigan
Dearborn) recorded a three-point game and Tom
Ciaverilla (Novi, Mich./Adrian College) scored the game-winner, as the U.S.
Men's National University Team defeated Slovakia, 7-3, here today at the Cemal
Gürsel Sport Complex, in its second game of the 2011 Winter World University
Games.

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"The entire team played great and you could see
our confidence building as the game went on," said Dave Debol, head coach of the U.S. Men's National University Team.
"This game was pivotal for us. We put ourselves in a good spot, and now we
have to compete well against Spain on Tuesday like we did today."

Slovakia opened the scoring 3:12 into the first
period, but Team USA answered just 29 seconds later with Macari's first tally
of the game. Kyle Krannich (Mendham,
N.J./University of Rhode Island) then gave the U.S. a 2-1 edge just over two
minutes later, when he scored shorthanded on a breakaway.

With Team USA on the power play, Macari extended the
U.S. lead to 3-1 at the 11:44 mark of the opening frame. Two minutes later,
Team USA gained a 5-on-3 man advantage and Ciaverilla notched the eventual
game-winner.

Slovakia scored on the power play with just over two
minutes remaining in the first period, but the U.S. carried a 4-2 lead into
intermission.

Brandon
Contratto
(West Bloomfield, Mich./University of Michigan Dearborn) notched an early
second-period goal on a breakaway to give Team USA a three-goal cushion.
Slovakia narrowed the margin midway through the frame, but the U.S. answered
with a goal two minutes later at the 11:21 mark. Tyler Pilmore (Sylvania, Ohio/Ohio University) sent a feed to Steve Balint (Grosse Ile,
Mich./Lindenwood University) at the hash mark, who fired a shot past Slovakian
goaltender Peter Pus to give the U.S. a 6-3 lead.